Olympus FE-25 vs Sony WX300

Its time to look closer at the Olympus FE-25 and Sony WX300, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Olympus and Sony. There is a large difference among the image resolutions of the FE-25 (10MP) and WX300 (18MP) but they enjoy the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The FE-25 was brought out 5 years prior to the WX300 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus FE-25 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony WX300 being a Compact camera.

Before going in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a brief view of how the FE-25 scores versus the WX300 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus FE-25 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX300. The entire galleries are available at Olympus FE-25 Gallery & Sony WX300 Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera regularly, you should factor its weight and size. The Olympus FE-25 has outside dimensions of 93mm x 62mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") having a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) whilst the Sony WX300 has specifications of 96mm x 55mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") having a weight of 166 grams (0.37 lbs).

Take a look at the Olympus FE-25 and Sony WX300 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are employing at the time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the FE-25 and the WX300.

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the FE-25 and WX300 is 98 and 94 respectively.

In many cases, it is difficult to see the difference in sensor measurements only by researching specs. The graphic below might provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the FE-25 and WX300.

All in all, both cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same megapixels. You can count on the Sony WX300 to result in extra detail having its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will also help you crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The older FE-25 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.